-- The Boca Ballet Theatre Company will begin its summer...

July 15, 1993|Lori Crouch

-- The Boca Ballet Theatre Company will begin its summer season on Friday with performances of Les Sylphides and Graduation Ball at Olympic Heights High School Performing Arts Theater, 20101 Lyons Road in Boca Raton.

The Friday show will be at 8 p.m. and the Saturday show at 2 p.m. Tickets can be bought through Ticketmaster. They cost $13 to $20, plus Ticketmaster charges. The performance will feature 20 young dancers ages 12 and up.

The non-profit civic ballet theater company was started nearly three years ago. For information on bookings or demonstrations, call 395-6167.

-- Always ... Patsy Cline, a musical revue, will open on Friday at The Pope Theatre Company. The play will run through Aug. 1.

The play is about a friendship between the country singer and one of her fans and will include such songs as Crazy, I Fall to Pieces, and Sweet Dreams. The playwright, Ted Swindley, will direct the production.

The performances are Thursday through Saturday nights at 8 p.m., Sunday nights at 7 p.m., and Wednesday and Sunday afternoons at 2 p.m. Tickets are $19 for matinees, $20 for Sunday and Thursday evenings, and $21 for Friday and Saturdays. Opening night is $30 and includes a champagne reception before and after the show.

The box office number is 1-407-585-3433.

-- Aladdin shows his magic in Boynton Beach this week when the Little Palm Theatre debuts Aladdin and the Magic Lamp on Saturday at its Boynton Beach stage. It is the first time a Little Palm production was auditioned, cast and rehearsed at the Boynton Beach site.

The cast features 13 adults, teens and children from south and central Palm Beach County. The plotline follows the original Arabian Nights tale more closely than the Disney movie.

Tickets are $4 and are available by calling 394-0308. The play will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, and repeats at the same time July 31, as well as 7 p.m. July 24. Little Palm will present the debut at Freedom Hall Community Center, 128 E. Ocean Ave.

-- Standing Room Only Productions and Sheraton Inn-Boca Raton, 2000 NW 19th St., will offer a summer comedy dinner theater series for the next four weeks. Saturday will open The Last of the Red Hot Lovers with dinner at 6:30 p.m. and show at 8 p.m.

The cost is $29.50, tax and tip included. The show will also run on Sunday at 5:30 p.m. The show also will run July 25 and 26.

For reservations and information, call 368-5252 or 1-305-791-7555.

-- Children can play with traditional Japanese toys at the Morikami Museum Friday, Saturday and Sunday 1 to 3 p.m. The toys activity is free with admission to the museum: $2 for children and $4.25 for adults. Japanese Playthings also is on exhibit at the museum. It features both contemporary and antique toys such as dolls, kites and wood game sets. For more information, call 495-0233.